Shoe-heel



F. SAHR.

SHOE HEEL APPLICATION FILED sEPT 2, 1919.

l ,344, 3 5 6 Patented June 22, 1920.

awuentoz witness PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK sang, or DELAWARE, OHIO.-

' SHOE-HEEL.

Application filed September 2, 1919.. Serial No, 320,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK SAHR a citizen of the United States, residingat belaware, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels, of which thefollowing is a specification. I

This invention relates broadly to shoes, and has particular reference tothe heel construction thereof, the object of the invention being toprovide a heel of the socalled French heel variety which may be securelyconnected with the shoe body, strong and durable in construction, easyto repair, and to render the connection between the same and the body ofthe shoe of such character as to eliminate undue breaking of theheel orlateral distortion of the same.

Tothis end, the invention comprehends, among other features, theprovision of a shoe heel which is formed from metal, preferablyaluminum, and which is suitably shaped to define a heel of anyconfiguration,said heel being provided with a securing plate, which isattached to the under portion of the shoe body immediately above theheel proper and is provided with an extension protruding through anopening formed in the heel, said extension having its lower end providedwith a threaded opening with which is engaged a suitable screw, thelatter serving to clamp a wear plate to the under portion of the heel sothat the latter will be retained in a secured manner upon the extension,said wear plate being formed with means whereby a leather wearingsurface may be connected with the same.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and inwhich similar characters of reference denote like and correspondingparts:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through a heel constructedin accordance with the principles of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the securing plate and its associatedextension.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the heel member, and,

Fig. 4 is a similar View of the clamping plate.

Referring more particularly to the details of the invention, the latterin its preferred form consists of a heel structure 1 which is adapted tobe attached to a shoe 2 of any desired formation. In order to constructthe heel 1 so that the samewill retain its proper configuration and willbe of a strong and substantial character, I preferably provide the rearunder portion of the shoe body with a fixed metallic plate 3, this platebeing shaped so as to follow the general plan curvature of that portionof the. shoe with which it engages. Suitable fastening elements 4 may beutilized for thepurpose of connecting the plate 3 with the shoe in arigid manner. In order that the plate 3 will present a neat and pleasingappearance and to enable the same to readily coo erate with the sole 5of the shoe, the forwar edge of said plate is preferably grooved as at6, and this grooved portion isadapted to receive the end-of the sole 5.In th1s manner, the end of said sole 'may be securely connected withthe-plate 3 and the construction of the shoe thereby rendered of asubstantial nature, particularly as this applies to the heel portion.v

Formed withthe plate 3 is an extension 7. This extension includes asubstantially circular base portion 8 and an: extended shaft portion 9,the extensionlying on a slight angle with respect to the plane of theplate 3, said angle conforming generally to the inclination of the heelproper. Adapted to be received by the securing plate and its extension 7is a heel shaping member 10. This member is also formed preferably frommetal, and if aluminum is used, the same will lighten the general weightof the heel. This member 10 ma be any one of many shapes but is prefera1y fashioned after the so-called French heel. The upper surface of themember 10 is rovided with a depression. 11, which is ormedto receive andsurround the securing platel3, so that the latter will be concealed froman exterior view. The depression 11 communicates with a socket 12, inwhich the base portion 8 of the extension 7 is adapted to be situ ated,and the socket 12, in turn, further terminates in a bore 13 in which theportion 9 of the extension 7 is adapted to project, the bore 13 beingdisposed on the same angle as the extension 7.

In order to clamp the member 10 to the shoe proper, use is made of aclamping plate Specification of Letters Patent. v Patented una22, 1920.

14. This plate is preferably formed from metal and is of substantiallythe same configuration as the lower endof the member- 10, and whenviewed exteriorly the clamping plate forms a pleasing continuation ofsaid heel member. To secure the plate-14 in position, the same isprovided with a groove 15, in which a shoulder 16 formed on the lowersurface of the member 10 is adapted to be situated. The presence of theshoulder 16 prevents undue slipping of said clamping plate upon thelower surface of the heel member. The clamping plate is further formedwith an upwardly extending tubular projection 17 which is adapted to bereceived within the bore 13 and receives the shaft portion 9 of theextension 7, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. To retain the clamping platein this position and to there-- by securely connect the heel member 10with the shoe 2, said clamping plate is formed with an opening 18 whichalines with a similarly situated opening 19 formed in the lower end ofthe extension 7. A screw or its equivalent 20 is arranged to passthrough the opening 18 and is threaded into the opening 19 so that theclamping plate may be drawn toward the permanent plate 3 and in this'manner will clamp the heel member 10 between said plates in a positiveand substantial fashion. The under surface of 'the clamping plate 14: isprovided with a socket 21, in which a leather insert 22 is positioned,said insert serving to receive the head of the screw 20 and in thismanner is retained within the socket 21. A layer 27 of leather isarranged upon the under surface of the plate 14 and is secured to thelatter by passing fastening elements 28 therethrough and into the insert26. Obviously, by use of the layer 27 the heel is cushioned and itsoperation is therefore rendered substantially the same as a heelofordinary construction, also, the layer 27 may be formed from rubber ora composition thereof if desired.

In view of the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawlngs, it will be apparent that there is provided a heelof exceptional strength and stability, and one which may be worn withcomfort and assurance. By forming the heel 1n the manner stated, thepossibility of the same becoming broken is reduced to a minimum and byeliminating this objection,-

the present invention is believed to overcome the serious defectexisting in many of the heel structures of common usage. Also, thestructure 1 is firmly braced against lateral strains and hence twistingor lateral distortion of the heel is prevented. When the layer 27becomes worn, the same may be readily removed and repaired in theordinary manner.

The securing plate 3 may be provided with a centrally disposeddepression 29, this depression serves in a measure to provide an aircushion in the heel and hence materially tends to render the samecomfortable in use. 7

I claim:

1. In a shoe, a heel structure comprising an upper member formed to berigidly secured to the under side of the heel portion of a shoe, theforward edge of said member be ing formed to embody a groove designedfor the snug reception of the rear edge of the shoe sole, an extensionprojecting downwardly from said member, a heel body having an internalsocket arranged tov receive said extension, and a lower clampingmeminternally threaded shank portion, a heel 5 body formed with a cupshaped upper portion for the reception and inc'losure of said uppermember and with an internal socket for the reception of said extension,a clamping member fitted upon the lower surface of said heel body, and athreaded fastening ele ment carried by said clamping member and arrangedto be received within the internally threaded portion of saidextensionto maintain the heel structure in assembled con dition. r

3. In a shoe, a heel structure comprising a metallic base plate arrangedto be rigidly secured to the under side of the heel portion of a shoe, arigid extension depending from said base plate and having its lower endprovided with an internally threaded socket, a heel member ofsubstantially hollow formation arranged to receive and to surround saidextension, a transversely extending rib formed upon the lower surface ofsaid heel member, a-tread plate arranged to be fitted upon the lowersurface of said heel member, said plate being provided with atransversely extendinggroove arranged for the reception of said rib,and-threaded means cooperative with said tread 'plate and arranged to bereceived within the socket of said extension to bind the variouselements of said heel structure in assembled relationship.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

FRAN SAHR.

